JHCC Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I have one of these beasties in my own garden; nice to see how they're made.(And that's an interestingly modified anvil at 3:46.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old South Creations Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 which came first the fork (made by hand) or the tooling to make a bunch of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Hmmmm; I think I would rough out the tines and then forge weld them to get the base and then do a ferrule like a shovel; ifn I was doing one by hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Hmmmm; I think I would rough out the tines and then forge weld them to get the base and then do a ferrule like a shovel; ifn I was doing one by hand...There is a passage in Richardson's "Practical Blacksmithing" that discusses forging a garden rake with a similar process to what's shown here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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